March 01, 2014 @newhopefulton Praise and Worship Katina Chappell Message Let's Get Physical Pastor Mike Speegle Community Life Nathan Krause (First Service) Stephen Malcolm (Second Service) Closing Thought Pastor Mike Speegle Worship at New Hope Community at Worship 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. | Kingdom Kids Worship (Rm. 121) 10:30 a.m | Middle School Worship (Mar. 8) 10:30 a.m. Community Life 2 Stay in the Know 3 Family Tools 4 connect. serve. grow. W RSHIP Today’s Message Culture convinces us (and sometimes we convince ourselves) that sex is only physical. But if that is true, why is the pain of sexual sin so deep? Use the sermon notes inside to follow along during Pastor Mike's message! April and Linda Harris
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March 01, 2014
@newhopefulton
Praise and Worship Katina Chappell !Message
Let's Get Physical Pastor Mike Speegle !Community Life
Nathan Krause (First Service) Stephen Malcolm (Second Service)
Closing Thought Pastor Mike Speegle
Worship at New Hope Community at Worship 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. | Kingdom Kids Worship (Rm. 121) 10:30 a.m | Middle School Worship (Mar. 8) 10:30 a.m.
Community Life 2 !!!Stay in the Know 3 !!Family Tools 4
connect. serve. grow.
W R
SH
IP
Today’s MessageCulture convinces us (and sometimes we convince ourselves) that sex is only physical. But if that is true, why is the pain of sexual sin so deep? Use the sermon notes inside to follow along during Pastor Mike's message!
April and Linda Harris
community life !Welcome to New Hope! We're here to help you grow in your spiritual journey. This page highlights some exciting ways for you and your family to make meaningful connections and grow your relationship with God. !If there is anything we can do to support you on your journey, let us know. !!Church Office Hours Mon-Thu 9a-5p, Fri 10a-2p !Phone/Text Message 410-541-6394 !Email [email protected]
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1 Easter program choir meeting TODAY at 2 p.m. Meet in the front left of the worship center. Songbooks and practice CDs will be distributed at this time. Questions? Contact Lorie Speegle at [email protected]
11 Join the New Hope prayer team on the Hope Channel TV program Let’s Pray, 7-9 p.m. This is an opportunity to pray with callers from all over the world. To sign up, text HOPE to 410-541-6394.
15 Power of A Praying Man, a monthly prayer group for men, 9:30 a.m. in the Prayer Room. There is no substitute for prayer. Real men pray! For more information, contact Jose at [email protected].
9 Help us finish remodeling the Kids Church room, 10 a.m. We will paint, set up a children's library, put up curtains and make other simple upgrades.
15 Connect with your community and help serve a meal to homeless men, women and children, March 15, 4-6 p.m., at Grassroots, a walk-in crisis shelter here in Columbia, Md. All are welcome! For more info, contact Nathan Taylor at 478-737-4224.
23 Sports on Sunday begins, and we need volunteer coaches! Contact Raj Pillai at [email protected].
!! March 8, 6 p.m. !Support New Hope Mahotas Adventist School in Mozambique by sampling foods from around the globe! !Admission to the all-you-can-eat festival is $10 for adults and $5 for kids (ages 6-16). !Don’t miss out on the food, fun and fellowship!
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CHURCH LIFE Welcome, guests! We’re glad to have you here today. You can find out more about New Hope in Seven Minutes or Less, a brief information session after today’s worship service by coming to the first two rows in the front left of the worship center!
Request your tithe and offering receipt: text RECEIPT with your full name and email address to 410-541-6394, or email [email protected].!
Our multimedia and lighting arts teams are growing and accepting new volunteers to serve once a month. If you’d like to be part of the team responsible for the projections on the big screens and lighting arts, email [email protected] or text MEDIA to 410-541-6394.!
All items in the lost-and-found box located in the front of the church office will be donated Monday, March 3. Be sure to swing by and check the box before then!!
Ignite your prayer life and deepen your relationship with God. Theme: Jesus is the center of it all.!
FAMILY MINISTRIES www.newhopelovesfamilies.com!
The children's Bible lesson for today today is found in Matthew 6:5-13, “Jesus Teaches the Disciples How to Pray. Children will learn that we can talk to God anytime.
Kingdom Kids Sabbath School needs teachers for its grades 2-3 classes. Don’t miss this opportunity to serve and teach this vibrant and engaging class of kids who love to learn about Jesus! Contact Tina at [email protected].
Got a heart for young people? We have opportunities for you to serve in our youth department. Make a lifelong difference in someone’s life! Contact Pastor Ann at [email protected].
Small group for high school girls, March 7, 7 p.m. Come for supper, girl talk and God talk. For more info, email Pastor Ann at [email protected] or text 301-741-1926.
YOUNG ADULTS www.youngadultsconnect.com !
Connect, a Bible study group just for young adults, meets Sabbaths from 11 a.m. to noon in the portable building.
Looking for inspiration on a less-than-stellar day? Unsure about what time that event starts? Just want to know what’s next at New Hope? !We have a variety of channels to keep you plugged in to church activities and make sure you don’t miss a thing!
New Hope E-Newsletter Our e-newsletter goes out Fridays and provides information on major events, activities and opportunities to serve, as well as a direct link to the latest church photo album on Facebook and a sneak peek at that Sabbath’s bulletin. If you don’t already get this weekly 411, text CONNECT to 410-541-6394 or email [email protected].!Facebook www.facebook.com/newhopefultonIn addition to posting announcements about events during the week and coming soon, New Hope’s Facebook page is a regular source of daily Bible verses and quotes to keep you uplifted and inspired during the week. Visit — and like — our page today!
Twitter Looking for 140-character-sized doses of inspiration and news? Follow @newhopefulton on Twitter. We share tweets throughout the week and sermon highlights and photos on Sabbaths.!
Lookingforachurch.org When in doubt, check our website. The News and
Events menu taps into all things New Hope, from the announcements for the week (if you missed the bulletin) to the church calendar, which is packed with activities and upcoming events at the church
and beyond. And if you’ve got more time, explore our various ministries and other resources, including the
live broadcast of the first worship service and media archive of past sermons.!
NEW: Worship Service Rebroadcast We’ve offered a live broadcast of first service for several years, but for those who can’t tune in Sabbaths — or who just want to relive the experience before the next service — we are rebroadcasting the entire service Sundays at 11 a.m., as well as Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 p.m. at www.lookingforachurch.org/churchonline.
Recruitment is open for this year's first big event, a musical called Easter: A Story of Hope. This dramatic presentation has room for more than 100 people to be involved, so we need your help: We have important roles for younger children (grades 2-4), older children (grades 5-8), young men and women, as well as older folks. The angelic choir could have up to 50 people, and we also need a tech crew and greeters. !Consider serving in the cast, crew or customer service for this year's first big event! Performances will be April 18-20 at 7 p.m.!Rehearsals will take place Saturday afternoons. Our goal is find a place for everyone who is interested in helping to tell Jesus' story, so call, text or email today for more info!
FOR MORE INFORMATION Text EASTER and your name and email address to
“I don’t have a relationship with the gods,” she casually said. “I just pray to them when I need to.”
Many years ago, while living in Japan as a student missionary, I became good friends with one of my English students. Her name was Yuko. It was easy to like Yuko. She was outgoing and funny, and we connected immediately. She spoke English very well but wanted to improve her vocabulary. So our English lessons involved visiting museums and art galleries, shopping and eating delicious pastries in Japanese tea shops. During vacation breaks, we would travel all over the country, visiting iconic Japanese sites such as Mt. Fuji, ancient Kyoto, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Yuko grew up practicing Shinto, the traditional religion of Japan. Shinto means “the way of the gods” and centers on kami, or nature spirits. These spirits or gods are various supernatural entities that represent all aspects of life. Kami can be elements of nature, forces in the universe, animals, spirits of ancient ancestors or even a value system.
On certain occasions, I would accompany Yuko to a Shinto temple and watch as she prayed to origami pieces of white paper hanging from above. This white paper symbolized kami and would represent various aspects of whatever she was praying for. If she were praying about a decision, the paper would represent the spirit of wisdom. If she were praying about a romantic relationship, it would represent the spirit of love and harmony.
Our attempts to understand each other’s faith traditions would often keep us up talking late
into the night. During one discussion, I asked what kind of relationship she had with kami. She was puzzled by my question because she never thought about a relationship with kami. I pressed her for an example of her prayers, what she said to them. She paused, trying to process what I was asking. Then she broke out laughing and said, “Oh, you are asking if I talk to kami like you and I talk, like friends.”
I was excited that we seemed to be making progress in our discussion. She then responded, “A relationship with kami is not necessary; it’s not like a friendship. Kami just exists. I pray because it is a temple ritual, and praying makes no real difference in my life.”
The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. They noticed that Jesus’ prayers were unlike what they saw in the synagogue. His prayers were not ritualistic tradition; they were not for show. Rather, Jesus would step away to pray and returned refreshed after being in the presence of the Father. Perhaps they wanted that difference in their own life; longing for something deeper than just a temple ritual. Perhaps they were seeking a relationship with God they never had. “Teach us how to pray,” they asked, because they were seeking something more.
Are your prayers a ritual, or are they a relationship?
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!The Back Page follows the Bible lessons that children and youth are studying and serves to help kids and adults continue the spiritual discussion at home and establish patterns of a devotional life.
Thought for the Week !God’s Daily Word Use the following passages to explore more insights on a prayer relationship with God.
Weekly Challenge Pray the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) every day this week. As you do, ask God to give you a deeper revelation of all the different aspects of this prayer and how your relationship with Him can be strengthened. Commit the prayer to memory.!
For the Family The month’s memory verse for children is the Lord’s Prayer, Matthew 6:9-13. Memorize this passage together as a family.
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